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CVE-2017-13135

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A NULL Pointer Dereference exists in VideoLAN x265, as used in libbpg 0.9.7 and other products, because the CUData::initialize function in common/cudata.cpp mishandles memory-allocation failure.

How to fix

Remediation Available
x265Debian
Fixed in:2.6-3CVE-2017-13135
Fixed in:2.6-3CVE-2017-13135
Fixed in:2.6-3CVE-2017-13135
Fixed in:2.6-3CVE-2017-13135
libx265-79Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4809-1
x265Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4809-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days
63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Third-Party Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.